Anyone ever replaced Rear Control Arm Bushings?
I am trying to press out and replace my rear control arm bushings on my 05 4.4 and am seeing MASSIVE scoring on the inner race of the control arm. I have have only removed one bushing so far as I don't want to screw up my control arm any further if I have done something wrong. 12ton Press and 50mm press sleeve. Just doesn't look or feel like other bushings I have pressed out in the past.
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Did my e70 inner bushings a few months back and about to do my e53. The ones on the e70 didn't look pretty but I sanded them, put lube and the new bushings went in fine.
Maybe let them soak with some WD-40 or other penetrating lube before pressing them out? YMMV. |
If I have imperfect bearing / bushing race I'll find a bimetal hole saw about the exact size and use foam mounting tape to hold sandpaper and use a drill to hone the opening.
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Anyone ever replaced Rear Control Arm Bushings?
Just replace the arms.
Worked for me. |
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The LOWER control arms are $600 each. The two bushings needed for each arm are a total of $30 per side. Please tell me you don’t help people with money issues for a living. I am replacing EVERY bushing and ball joint on the whole vehicle. But I am not going to chuck an extra $1,200 at the thing for no reason. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5eaacaabdf.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1ad5efcaa5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...65e363d156.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1c8d62f5fb.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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In this post you indicated LOWER, I have not had any issue with my lower, only upper. That was my assumption. Yes I am a retired broker, but I think it’s unfair you slam me, because you did not state which arms that were faulty. Regarding pressing in new bushings, make sure there is ZERO play! |
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I currently have them at -10f in the freezer as I have done with other bushings in the pas. I will heat the swing arm to expand it prior to pressing. But I will definitely take your advice about trying to pre compress the bushing prior to installing. The scoring on the bore was just odd and not like anything I have ever seen before. I have done a ton of bushing replacements but this set just was very different Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Can you elaborate? |
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